What a Difference a Year Makes

Here we are and May 1st will be here in 2 days.  At this time last year all our vines were budding and we had all the vineyard completely pruned and tied down.  Last year the buds broke on April 20th according to my blog post.  You can see by the pictures that we are still 5-7 days away from that happening this year.  I wanted to post a picture of my hard working pruning crew.  We spent a very enjoyable weekend in the vineyard last weekend and should be able to finish most of our vines this weekend despite the fact that it is our first weekend of the Wine Tour.  

The final picture is one taken of the neat and orderly rows of vines after we have completed the pruning and tie-down.  In just a few weeks we will begin to see shoots and new leaves as the vines begin yet another's growing season.  All is good, just 3 weeks behind where we were last year.

Summer 2014 Event Schedule

               Cassel Vineyards of Hershey Summer Concert Schedule 2014

                                                              Fridays, 6-8 PM

                                               New Tasting Room Hours for 2014

                                                         Fri., Sat. and Sun. 12 – 6

 

May  30 –Finish Line Quartet (Jazz)

 

June     6 - Crossing Abby Road  (Beatles Tribute Band)

            13 - Finish Line Quartet (Jazz) 

     ​20 - Joe Cooney (Acoustic Covers)

         27 - Air National Guard Band of the Middle Atlantic – High Altitude (Rock Covers) 

              20% military discount /20% donated to PA Wounded Warriors

 

July     4 - Fireworks in the Vineyard  6 – 10:30 PM (No Band)

            11 - Suzin Brown (Acoustic Guitar)

            18 - Paul Bratcher Trio (Jazz)

 

Aug.     1- Bryan Herbert & Jerry Heim (piano and percussion)

    ​ 8 - Joe Cooney  (Acoustic Covers)

            15 - Corsair Blues Jazz (Big Band Swing)

Sept.    5 - Wave (Covers and Dance Tunes)

Oct.      3 - Soul House (Classics Rock Covers)

 

*BBQ available by Blazing Swine BBQ:

  Beef brisket, pork and chicken

*All concerts are Free of Charge

*No alcohol of any kind other than Cassel  

  Vineyards of Hershey wines on site

*Performing groups subject to change

 

New Event Tent!

     We are very excited to announce that Cassel Vineyards is now prepared to host events in the vineyard.  We will rent the event to small parties who want a beautiful venue to entertain friends or guests.  The tent can seat 30 people for dinner events or 50 people for an informal meet and greet type of atmosphere.  We plan to rent the tent and provide our wines for your pleasure.  We will not allow outside alcohol but would be happy to provide the names of the caterer we use for our events.  If you are interested in setting up a date, please give us a call at Cassel Vineyards during our business hours 12-6:00 Friday through Sunday.

     We look forward to lots of fun events this Summer.  

   

Spring Sensation/Vacation Drink Idea

     We are on vacation in sunny Florida for the week of Easter.  Before we left, I worked out a wine cooler recipe to share with friends at the vineyard.  We plan to share it with all our winery friends during the 3 week Spring Sensation Wine tour weekend the first three weekends of May.   Tickets for this event can be purchased at Cassel Vineyards for $20/person and $30/couple.  One ticket entitles you to sample wines at 15 wineries in the Hershey/Harrisburg wine trail.  Each winery will provide samples of their wines along with tastings of suggested picnic foods and flowers from local florists and nurseries.

     At Cassel Vineyards we will be creating a tasty wine cooler to pair with delicious fruit salsa and BBQ beef, pork and chicken.  The BBQ will be for sale from Blazing Swine BBQ as well as a Chicken BBQ for Relay for Life.  Our event tent will be hosting Several parties and one of. The weekends coincides with our big Kentucky Derby Celebration which features our Run For the Roses Mint Juleps which were an absolute smash hit last year.  

     Hopefully the weather for those 3 weekends will be as nice as they are down here in Florida where we are testing our wine coolers by the pool.  Can't wait for Summer in Hummelstown!  Bring the warm weather on.

Easter Dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt

      

       As you can probably guess from the picture, we are expecting a visit from the Easter Bunny here at Cassel Vineyards.  In fact, we are looking forward to our 2nd annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19th from 12:00 - 3:00.  The eggs will be hidden in the vineyard just like they were last year.  This year's prizes and gifts include Cassel Vineyards merchandise, free wine tastings and other winery related stuff.  Last year we had a lot of fun hiding, seeking and drinking our gifts.  So feel free to stop in anytime on Saturday and start collecting your

     With Easter less than 2 weeks away, we are also making our choices for our Easter wine to compliment the Easter Ham Dinner.  This year we chose our Vidal Blanc Semi-sweet to serve with our glazed, spiral cut ham.  With its sweet, crisp flavor, it will be an amazing compliment to the meal.  Considering that it is also a bargain at $10/ bottle, you might want to pick up an extra bottle to go with the leftovers!